Consultant, Physical Clinic Expansion – Part-Time / Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop Alpaca Health's comprehensive guide on "how to open an ABA center."

• Provide insights on market and site selection.

• Offer guidance on lease/LOI and tenant improvement build-out.

• Advise on ABA-appropriate floor plans and room designs, including sensory-friendly spaces.

• Assist with payer credentialing/enrollment and licensing for new locations.

• Counsel on equipment and vendor selection, covering security, cameras, and access control.

• Provide advice on standardizing and financing equipment.

• Evaluate site intelligence and in-clinic product concepts.

• Guide on staffing ramp-up, room utilization, and center-based unit economics.

• Help mitigate the risks of expansion outpacing BCBA/RBT hiring and fixed costs conflicting with reimbursement pressures.

• Mentor provider partners through their clinic launches over time.

• Collaborate directly with Alpaca Health's founding team to design the clinic expansion program and associated products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must have personally opened and scaled multiple center-based ABA clinics or closely related multi-site pediatric therapy/behavioral health clinics.

• Experience in launching new clinics from the ground up, rather than just managing existing locations.

• Familiarity with the entire stand-up lifecycle: real estate, build-out, licensing, credentialing, equipment, staffing, and utilization.

• Knowledge of ABA/behavioral health reimbursement processes, including Medicaid and commercial reimbursement.

• Understanding of staffing ratios and the dynamics of RBT/BCBA labor.

• BCBA or leadership experience in ABA clinical operations is a plus.

• Experience with multi-state expansion is advantageous.

• Established relationships with ABA-focused healthcare real estate, general contractors, or equipment vendors are a bonus.

• Comfortable with compliance-first arrangements, including fair market value, Anti-Kickback/Stark laws, and corporate practice of medicine considerations, is a plus.

• Ability to work as a 1099 independent contractor; own consultancy is welcome.

🏝️ Benefits

• Part-time, hourly (1099) engagement.

• Flexibility to work remotely.

• Optional occasional travel to pilot markets.

• Simple monthly invoicing.